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Anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out is recruiting a media and Communications manager to lead on the press and public relations profile of the campaign.
Based in London, the role will involve developing and managing strategic media relations to maintain and increase Kick It Out’s profile; both inside and outside professional, amateur and grassroots football.
The closing date for applicatio...

The longest surviving football yearbook is back once again – and canny readers can pick it up from the FSF with a hefty discount for our members - join here.
First published in 1970 (originally as Rothmans), the Sky Sports Football Yearbook is now in its 46th edition. This latest effort, Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2015-16, includes info on the Premier League, Football League, Champions League an...

The Football Supporters’ Federation is seeking to recruit a communications officer, based in Sunderland. This is a great opportunity to help a democratic organisation representing the rights of football supporters in England and Wales.
The post-holder will, as part of the FSF staff team, be involved in promoting FSF campaigning activity. The post-holder will work with FSF staff and volunteers to p...

It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of FSF colleague, Fans' Embassy stalwart and Pompey Supporters' Trust Chairman Ken Malley.
National council member Ken has been involved with the supporters' movement for many decades, and a stalwart of the FSF Fans' Embassy team, he was due to be in Slovenia assisting fans this weekend. As co-founder of the Pompey Supporters' Trust Ken was...

Monday 11th May 2015 marked the 30th anniversary of the Bradford City fire, when 56 football fans died at Valley Parade. Alongside the remembrance events a theatrical production has been touring the country.
'The 56' retells the story of those involved in the fire and is adapted from real-life testimonies and interviews with witnesses. The play has been very positively received and there are still...

One of the biggest meetings of football fans from across Europe is just around the corner, and fans interested in attending are reminded to make sure they register in time.
Football Supporters Europe, the European umbrella organisation for fans' groups to which the FSF is affiliated, is holding it's AGM in Belfast, in July, around eight weeks from now - the same weekend as the European Football F...

Collective punishments for fans - games played behind closed doors, for example - remain a controversial issue. Our European counterparts, Football Supporters' Europe (FSE), met with UEFA president Michel Platini on Sunday to discuss fans' concerns about these sanctions. FSE maintain they punish the innocent as well as the guilty and discourage fans from reporting racist incidents. Here is their s...

Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Bradford City fire, where 56 football fans died at Valley Parade on 11th May 1985, a new theatrical production remembering that day will be touring the country.
'The 56' retells the story of those involved in the Bradford City fire. Adapted solely from real-life testimonies and interviews with witnesses, ‘The 56’ pays homage to the supporters who lost their liv...

The Football Supporters' Federation has become the first national football organisation to adopt the Living Wage.
The FSF follows the great example set by FC United, who are affiliated to the FSF, and earned accreditation in October 2014. More recently Chelsea, Everton, and Luton Town followed suit.
FSF chief executive Kevin Miles said the organisation could be proud to be a living wage employer w...

The following is an FSF statement on policing issues at the PSG v Chelsea match:
The FSF has learned that a number of Chelsea fans missed the kick-off of last night’s Champions League fixture with Paris Saint-Germain, having been held back by French police and there are reports that some fans were tear-gassed.
We would urge any fans affected to get in touch with our caseworker, Amanda Jacks – aman...